Games on May 30, 1955

The games of May 30, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on May 30, 1955. The Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Braves 7-6 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Kansas City Athletics 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 8-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 8-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 3-1, the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 3-2, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1955 and the next, May 31, 1955. The 1955 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.